Wild horses in rural Nevada

Wild horses in rural Nevada

Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times

Wild mustangs roam the hills in rural Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management said last week that it would remove 1,300 horses and burros from the Western range in the coming months, many of which might otherwise die from lack of food and water.

Wild mustangs roam the hills in rural Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management said last week that it would remove 1,300 horses and burros from the Western range in the coming months, many of which might otherwise die from lack of food and water. (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)

Wild mustangs roam the hills in rural Nevada. The Bureau of Land Management said last week that it would remove 1,300 horses and burros from the Western range in the coming months, many of which might otherwise die from lack of food and water.